Meiji police sword....maybe??

[mecox]

Wife's family in Japan have this sword.  Any ideas on what it is....looks like a police sword??

Blade could be handmade, looks to have weak suguha hamon, nagasa is 45.5 cm, bohi on both sides, habaki is gilt covered copper but filed off in part. 

Saya is steel with one ring and is chrome plated.

Tsuka:  all fittings are brass, grip is worn lacquered wood with twisted wire bands.  Has a retention pin. Lower seppa is leather.

Could not see any stamps on sword or saya, but on solid round "cross guard" end is a character roughly cut (owner?).

Thanks, Mal

 

 

[John C]

Looks a bit like a type 19 warrant officer's sword, but the pommel is different (see Dawson page 115 for comparison).

 

John C.

[lonely panet]

Its commonly used from police to navy depending on what symptoms enscribed.

 

The F&G books have one of my examples. 

 

Go forth and study

[mecox]

34 minutes ago, lonely panet said:

Its commonly used from police to navy depending on what symptoms enscribed.

 

The F&G books have one of my examples. 

 

Go forth and study

I went forth and studied (including F&G's) then came to my question.

[Bruce Pennington]

@mecox I wouxd type type your name, but the xetter between K and M stopped working on my key pad!!!!

 

You didn't show the end of the pommex, nor the handguard, but from Dawson, page 308 and Pximton page 340, I'd say this is a Patroxman grade Poxice sword.  There were many (ok my key between W and Y isn't working ether, AHHHHH) xeriations of these swords, axong with custom pieces too.  Here's the pics from both books.

 

 

Unfortunatxey, neither book gixes exampxes of bxades, but I haxe a feeing they had many custom xariations as wexx.

[mecox]

Thanks Bruce, reaxxy xery usefux and hope you can get a new keypad soon.  cheers Mal 

[Bruce Pennington]

OMG, I xauphed so hard, my stomach hurts!!!  using Japanese Engrish now ...... I wirr reprace it as soon as possibre.

[lonely panet]

7 hours ago, mecox said:

I went forth and studied (including F&G's) then came to my question.

well with the absence of a fouled anchor i would suggest police patrolmans??